News | Politics & Elections Does Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist Have a Shot at Becoming Mayor? Activists turned politicians are nothing new. Just look at Bernie Sanders. By Yessenia Funes , YES!Magazine February 17, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Why Americans Like Socialism Americans overwhelmingly support either pure socialism, or at least the next best thing - Swedish-style social democracy. By The Daily Take Team , TheThomHartmannProgram February 16, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Inequality in the United States’ Political Class The wealth gap between the presidential candidates and average Americans could hardly be more stark. By Marc Priester , Inequality.org February 16, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Bernie Sanders Is a Candidate for – Not of – Today’s Movements Whether he wins or loses, the election will be about more than Bernie; it will be about channeling activist energy and newfound skills back into movements. By Kate Aronoff , WagingNonviolence February 16, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and the Money Many politicians identify with the interests of the rich and powerful so that they don't even see themselves as compromising a principle. By Dean Baker , Truthout February 15, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sanders Could Bring a Modern “New Deal,” and More Regardless of which presidential candidate you vote for in November, you might want to take a second look at progressive economic policies. By Thom Hartmann , TheThomHartmannProgram February 15, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Sanders’ Media Critics Should Concede That Fixing the US Is a Foreign Policy If we want to break the power of the Pentagon-industrial complex in the Middle East, we have to break its power in Washington. By Robert Reuel Naiman , Truthout February 15, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote From the crime bill to welfare reform, policies Bill Clinton enacted - and Hillary Clinton supported - decimated Black America. By Michelle Alexander , TheNation February 12, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Democracy in Peril: Twenty Years of Media Consolidation Under the Telecommunications Act In 1996, President Clinton signed the bill into law. Today, the media industry is donating big to Hillary Clinton's campaign. By Michael Corcoran , Truthout February 11, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Hillary Clinton’s Very Bad Night No candidate in modern US political history has bounced back from a 22-point loss in that first-in-the-nation primary. By Robert Parry , ConsortiumNews February 11, 2016 Truthout